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‘In fact, it's quite hilarious because we simply danced at a charity event along with a lot of other people.’

Just friends: Katie was rumoured to be in a romantic relationship with Foxx, pictured at at the Gravity premiere in New York earlier this month

He
also went out of his way to state that he and Tom Cruise, Katie's ex who he
co-starred with in 2004's Collateral, is one of his closest friends - implying that he would not date Katie out of respect to his buddy.

The denial came as he was spotted filming scenes that same day for his Annie reboot in New York.

The Miami Vice star was joined on set by Quvenzhané Wallis, who plays Annie.

Cheery set: Foxx's co-star Quvenzhane Wallis was also smiling on the busy set

Jamie was clearly in a chipper mood
and his demeanour appeared to have rubbed off on the 10-year-old as she
was literally hopping around set giggling throughout the day.

The White House Down star was dapper in a blue suit and brown Oxfords as he commanded the attention of his fellow castmates.

Jamie is portraying Benjamin Slacks, a politician who is based on Daddy Warbucks, in the comic strip turned musical movie.

Dapper man: The 45-year-old was sharp in a blue suit for his musical reboot

It will also star Cameron Diaz as the mean-spirited orphan owner Miss Hannigan, while Rose Byrne is playing Annie’s mother figure Grace Farrell, who is Slacks’ assistant.

The reboot is being produced by Will Smith and Jay Z, and the latter will be providing original music for it.

The movie, which is set in modern-day New York City, is currently scheduled for a Christmas 2014 release date.

Jumping for joy: The 10-year-old was positively giddy

A fresh twist: The film produced by Will Smith and Jay Z is a reboot of the classic film

Previously, a report in InTouch claimed that Katie was currently 'dating' Jamie.

The actress, who has a seven-year-old daughter, Suri, with her ex-husband Cruise, was reported to be enjoying secret dates with the actor for the past two months.

A source told In Touch: 'Katie and Jamie have been dating for a while.'

Long-time friends: Jamie, pictured here with Katie's ex-husband Tom Cruise, has known the actress for a few years now

The couple were said to have been spending time together at Katie's apartment in Chelsea, New York, and she also stayed at the Trump Soho Hotel with him for a night while he was filming his new movie Annie in mid-September after which his driver brought her home the next morning.

A second source said: 'A hotel
employee confirmed that Katie had stayed at the hotel with Jamie and
that she was taking his car. So the driver drove her home to her Chelsea
apartment.'

The actress was first spotted partying with Jamie, 45, in July at a star-studded Night of Legends party in The Hamptons.

Low profile: Katie has rarely been seen on the red carpet since she divorced Tom Cruise in 2012

An
eyewitness said that Katie, who divorced Tom in June 2012 after six
years of marriage and secured primary custody of their daughter, began
dancing alongside Jamie when Lenny Kravitz took to the stage to perform American Woman'with Bon Jovi and she was also seen taking a sip from
the actor's cocktail.

Katie meanwhile, who divorced Tom in
2012 after five years of marriage, has most recently been linked to her
Mania Days co-star Luke Kirby.